bitty bunny beanie (PDF)

BITTY BUNNY BEANIE
This pattern creates a doll or newborn sized hat. To make a child or adult size cap, increase
the needle size as necessary. The gauge for this project is roughly 6 stitches to the inch.
Materials: Ball of pink worsted weight yarn
12” black worsted weight yarn
4 double pointed needles and a crochet hook of the same size. I used around
size 3.
Tapestry needle
Skills: Casting on
Knitting in the round on DPNs
Purling
Working with multiple colors
Picking up stitches
Casting off

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Cap:
Cast on 20 stitches on each of three needles.
Join work, and work 15 rows in stockinette stitch
To create the nose, purl 1 stitch on row 16, 3 on row 17, and 5 on row 18, in the following
pattern, where x in knit and O is purl:
xOOOOOx
xxOOOxx
xxxOxxx
Work 6 more rows of stockinette stitch.
Cut the strand of black in half. Spacing them equally on each side of the nose, knit two
stitches in black. On the next row, knit two more, creating a 2x2 square for the eyes.
Beginning at row 22, knit 2 together at the center of each needle, and repeat for every
round.
Beginning at row 27, knit 2 together at the left end of each row. Repeat this every round as
well.
At row 36, knit 2 together, knit 1, while keeping the pattern created by steps 6&7.
With 2 stitches left on each needle, bind off and weave in ends. If there is a gap at the
center, use the tail from the bind of to sew it shut.
Ears:
pick up 8 stitches on each side of the crown, evenly spaced.
Knit 1st row, with the face facing you.
Row 2: knit 2, purl 4, knit 2.
Repeat 2 &3 for 26 rows.
Keeping the knit/purl pattern, decrease from the center on a wrong side row (purl 2
together).
Switch to garter stitch, continuing to decrease from the center on wrong side rows, but
using knit 2 together.
Cast off when there are 3 stitches left total. Bind off and tuck in ends.

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